The Silver Tongued Devil and I

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I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern,
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To buy me a bottle of beer.
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And I sat me down by a tender young maiden, 
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Who's eyes were as dark as her hair.
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And as I was searching from bottle to bottle,
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For something un-foolish to say.
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That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows,
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And smilingly stole her away.

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I said: "Hey, little girl, 
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don't you know he's the devil.
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"He's everything that I ain't.
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"Hiding intentions of evil,
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"Under the smile of a saint.
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"All he's good for is getting in trouble,
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"And shiftin' his share of the blame.
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"And some people swear he's my double:
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"And some even say we're the same.
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"But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose,
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"and I'll only live 'til I die.
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"We take our own chances and pay our own dues,
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"The silver tongued devil and I."

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Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him,
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She knew in her heart that he'd lied.
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Nothin' that I could have said could have saved her, 
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No matter how hard that she tried.
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'Cos she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger,
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Of somethin' that she's never known.
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And open her arms at the smile of a stranger,
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Who'll love her and leave her alone.

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And you know, he's the devil.
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He's everything that I ain't.
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Hiding intentions of evil,
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Under the smile of a saint.
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All he's good for is getting in trouble,
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And shiftin' his share of the blame.
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And some people swear he's my double:
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And some even say we're the same.
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But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose,
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And I'll only live 'til I die.
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We take our own chances and pay our own dues,
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The silver tongued devil and I.